Birds in clouds?
The RYR at Ciampino thread has reminded me of a discussion I had recently with colleagues:
When approaching a field with lots of bird activity and there is no speed limit, Gdansk comes to my mind, I always reduce below the bottom of the clouds to at least 250kts, if not slower, to minimize the effects of a bird strike. Now while I am aware that a birdstrike may occure at unbelievably high altitudes, I have asked the question:
Do birds fly in clouds, IFR so to speak?
Does anybody on here have any zoological knowledge about this?
Thanks, Nic